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Re: NFL.com on the Colts Draft

I guess I will stop feeding the troll since you can't seem to find a comeback to that post.

I gave you a comeback. I said your post was ********..... You didn't answer mine. I said if he Colts had been 10-6 and Peyton had been healthy would they have found a way to resign all of the players and make another run. You never answered that. The answer is, of course they would have........

Why am I a troll because I don't agree with you? Why aren't you a troll then if you disagree with me?

I gave you a comeback. I said your post was ********..... You didn't answer mine. I said if he Colts had been 10-6 and Peyton had been healthy would they have found a way to resign all of the players and make another run. You never answered that. The answer is, of course they would have........

Why am I a troll because I don't agree with you? Why aren't you a troll then if you disagree with me?

There is a big double standard at play here.......

If you could read my post you would understand the difference financially and mr. Polian was not the best at manipulating his cap figures. See just about every contract (bethea in particular)...players aren't gonna take a paycut to stay on a bad team. Its just reality. Read before calling something "BS" skip, I mean olblu

Re: NFL.com on the Colts Draft

If you could read my post you would understand the difference financially and mr. Polian was not the best at manipulating his cap figures. See just about every contract (bethea in particular)...players aren't gonna take a paycut to stay on a bad team. Its just reality. Read before calling something "BS" skip, I mean olblu

And you didn't read that my scenario was with the Colts going 10-6 with a healthy Peyton Manning returning...... They would have found a way.... So, do a little reading. They would have been signing on for a run at another division championship and a possible Super Bowl run....

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And you didn't read that my scenario was with the Colts going 10-6 with a healthy Peyton Manning returning...... They would have found a way.... So, do a little reading. They would have been signing on for a run at another division championship and a possible Super Bowl run....

But being a 10-6 team runs into my point. THEY AREN'T. Winning teams get guys who take pay cuts so they can win more. 8-8 teams and losing teams just don't because people on those teams realize that it's highly unlikely that their pay cut is going to make a difference. Read posts before you post. Remember, you have to have the players ok to do ALL THOSE THINGS.

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But being a 10-6 team runs into my point. THEY AREN'T. Winning teams get guys who take pay cuts so they can win more. 8-8 teams and losing teams just don't because people on those teams realize that it's highly unlikely that their pay cut is going to make a difference. Read posts before you post. Remember, you have to have the players ok to do ALL THOSE THINGS.

Who said anything about taking pay cuts? The Colts wouldn't have had to to that. Do you think players take less money to play with the Pats?

This is a business. Players go where the money is. The Colts could have kept Manning, traded Luck for a boat load of picks over two seasons and kept most of their good players....

Do you think Mathis would have taken less money to join a good team like the Pats or NY Giants?

Do you think Freeney would accept reworking his deal to take less money to play for the Packers?

Irsay did a number on you. That man lied is *** off the entire season about everything and made sure the season ticket holders were locked in before he starting exterminating the Colts..... All of these draft picks and do mean all of them are 50/50 to be good players in the NFL when you factor in injuries and everything else. That is why they will not rebuild from this mess in three years. That would take an incredible run of good fortune (note I did not say "Luck").........

The die is cast, lets get behind them and see what they can do. You can't fire any owner anyway (damnit)......

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I believe Brady went out for the season early a few seasons ago and the Pats slipped to 11 wins with a QB that had not started a game since high school.....

So you want to adjust the timeline to 10 years?

Point is the end is near for the Pats it just may take 4 more years before Brady hangs it up and they start to rebuild.

To answer your question to Dgreen the Colts couldn't keep Manning and everyone else plus trade down and draft RG3. That combo would take up 17% of the cap and add in the Freeney and thats another 15%. Keep adding a Dallas clark, Addai, Bracket and the available cap space becomes smaller and smaller.

IRsay said the Colts were 10 million cash over cap and Polain before he was fired said the colts were 8 million cash over cap for last year.

IF you subtract Collins 4 million and no one else leaving the team then your easily well over the cap number even with the expections to the cap ceiling.

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Point is the end is near for the Pats it just may take 4 more years before Brady hangs it up and they start to rebuild.

To answer your question to Dgreen the Colts couldn't keep Manning and everyone else plus trade down and draft RG3. That combo would take up 17% of the cap and add in the Freeney and thats another 15%. Keep adding a Dallas clark, Addai, Bracket and the available cap space becomes smaller and smaller.

IRsay said the Colts were 10 million cash over cap and Polain before he was fired said the colts were 8 million cash over cap for last year.

IF you subtract Collins 4 million and no one else leaving the team then your easily well over the cap number even with the expections to the cap ceiling.

I didn't suggest they keep Manning and draft RGIII. I would have drafted a QB in the second round, say the one the Broncos drafted to back up Manning and develop. I would have used all of those draft picks we would have reaped to sign good defensive players and eventual replacements for stars like Freeney and Mathis.... That would have been easy to do. That cap can always be manipulated. Several deals could have been reworked to provide more space and pay guaranteed money down the line. Some players could have been dropped like Bracket because Angerer had already replaced him. Saturday could have been let go too to make room and let a replacement come in. Those two alone would have taken a lot out of the cap. I would have let Wayne walk and kept Garcon' and signed a high draft pick to replace Wayne. I would have let Dallas go and resigned Tamme..... (Peyton will make him a pro bowler (if they have one)...... I might have led Addai go and signed an RB (Brown isn't the answer there). There were lots of ways to rebuild and keep on winning. I don't think the Pats will hit rock bottom when Brady is done. I think they will have already rebuilt around him and will have been developing a QB to takeover. I suggest they will keep right on winning....... the good teams always seem to do that........

Re: NFL.com on the Colts Draft

Who said anything about taking pay cuts? The Colts wouldn't have had to to that. Do you think players take less money to play with the Pats?

This is a business. Players go where the money is. The Colts could have kept Manning, traded Luck for a boat load of picks over two seasons and kept most of their good players....

Do you think Mathis would have taken less money to join a good team like the Pats or NY Giants?

Do you think Freeney would accept reworking his deal to take less money to play for the Packers?

Irsay did a number on you. That man lied is *** off the entire season about everything and made sure the season ticket holders were locked in before he starting exterminating the Colts..... All of these draft picks and do mean all of them are 50/50 to be good players in the NFL when you factor in injuries and everything else. That is why they will not rebuild from this mess in three years. That would take an incredible run of good fortune (note I did not say "Luck").........

The die is cast, lets get behind them and see what they can do. You can't fire any owner anyway (damnit)......

I am not saying they would take less money to "relocate" and yes in most cases you have to take less money,TRUST ME. I studied this for quite a while. I couldn't pick Jim Irsay out of a line-up. You on the other hand just make up whatever you want to affirm your beliefs.
Lets go back to your talk about the people who thought that RG3 was a better QB than Luck:
Bill Parcells: He drafted Chad Henne. Quincy Carter? Drew Bledsoe (In a smaller fashion)?
Brian Billick: Do I need to remind anyone of Kyle Boller? Elvis Gerbac? Steve McNair? Tony Banks? Anthony Wright?
Phil Simms: Is he ever right?
So this is my point. You just find some random draft guy who agrees with you and you say "I must be right look at this!" Consider the source.
That's my final comment to you because no matter how much evidence is piled up in front of you to the contrary, You just gonna troll...

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I am not saying they would take less money to "relocate" and yes in most cases you have to take less money,TRUST ME. I studied this for quite a while. I couldn't pick Jim Irsay out of a line-up. You on the other hand just make up whatever you want to affirm your beliefs.
Lets go back to your talk about the people who thought that RG3 was a better QB than Luck:
Bill Parcells: He drafted Chad Henne. Quincy Carter? Drew Bledsoe (In a smaller fashion)?
Brian Billick: Do I need to remind anyone of Kyle Boller? Elvis Gerbac? Steve McNair? Tony Banks? Anthony Wright?
Phil Simms: Is he ever right?
So this is my point. You just find some random draft guy who agrees with you and you say "I must be right look at this!" Consider the source.
That's my final comment to you because no matter how much evidence is piled up in front of you to the contrary, You just gonna troll...

So, Parcells, Sims and Billick have no credibility? Several Super Bowls in there. Everyone makes mistakes. You want to go over some of Irsay's draft busts? Bill Polian is probably the best general manager in NFL history. He built Super Bowl teams in three different places and given the opportunity and if he has enough time (he is getting old), he could do it again. I do consider these sources and I find them very credible indeed..... There are others who also agree with them like the folks who wrote the article that started this thread...... So, I repeat, in my eyes, you are the troll here who doesn't know what he talking about in regard to the cap and the talent..... RGIII is going to be a super star, Luck ain't ........

Re: NFL.com on the Colts Draft

Who said anything about taking pay cuts? The Colts wouldn't have had to to that. Do you think players take less money to play with the Pats?

Brandon Llyod said this about the Pats before he signed.

ďWinning is definitely the highest priority,Ē he said. ďIíve been in the league for ten years now and I donít look at the NFL as a place where I can hoard money and get as much as I can because itís the end of the world.Ē

Chad Ochocinco

ESPNís Adam Schefter reports that Ochocinco restructured his contract for the 2012 season, lowering his base salary from $3 million to $1 million.

Re: NFL.com on the Colts Draft

We would not even be able to agree on what was a bust....... Peyton Manning was run out of town to make room for this man. I would think if he isn't 75% of what Peyton has been, he is a bust.... What is your definition and why should I be banned? Why shouldn't you be banned for demanding that I agree with your views?

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Re: NFL.com on the Colts Draft

My point is if the guy is willing to back-up his opinion with actual fact and not just throw up the :BS: flag I am cool with it. In my opinion, Olblu is just trying to stir up **** and get responses. It's all fascinating to be honest because what has he actually said
"Statistically RG3 was the better QB"
"Statistics can be skewed in any fashion you want."
So which one is it? You have an opinion? That's cool but be consistent and don't just respond in whatever fashion is good for that point.

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I didn't suggest they keep Manning and draft RGIII. I would have drafted a QB in the second round, say the one the Broncos drafted to back up Manning and develop. I would have used all of those draft picks we would have reaped to sign good defensive players and eventual replacements for stars like Freeney and Mathis.... That would have been easy to do. That cap can always be manipulated. Several deals could have been reworked to provide more space and pay guaranteed money down the line. Some players could have been dropped like Bracket because Angerer had already replaced him. Saturday could have been let go too to make room and let a replacement come in. Those two alone would have taken a lot out of the cap. I would have let Wayne walk and kept Garcon' and signed a high draft pick to replace Wayne. I would have let Dallas go and resigned Tamme..... (Peyton will make him a pro bowler (if they have one)...... I might have led Addai go and signed an RB (Brown isn't the answer there). There were lots of ways to rebuild and keep on winning. I don't think the Pats will hit rock bottom when Brady is done. I think they will have already rebuilt around him and will have been developing a QB to takeover. I suggest they will keep right on winning....... the good teams always seem to do that........

I didn't suggest they keep Manning and draft RGIII. I would have drafted a QB in the second round, say the one the Broncos drafted to back up Manning and develop. I would have used all of those draft picks we would have reaped to sign good defensive players and eventual replacements for stars like Freeney and Mathis.... That would have been easy to do. That cap can always be manipulated. Several deals could have been reworked to provide more space and pay guaranteed money down the line. Some players could have been dropped like Bracket because Angerer had already replaced him. Saturday could have been let go too to make room and let a replacement come in. Those two alone would have taken a lot out of the cap. I would have let Wayne walk and kept Garcon' and signed a high draft pick to replace Wayne. I would have let Dallas go and resigned Tamme..... (Peyton will make him a pro bowler (if they have one)...... I might have led Addai go and signed an RB (Brown isn't the answer there). There were lots of ways to rebuild and keep on winning. I don't think the Pats will hit rock bottom when Brady is done. I think they will have already rebuilt around him and will have been developing a QB to takeover. I suggest they will keep right on winning....... the good teams always seem to do that........

The fact that you think not resigning Saturday and cutting Bracket would save a lot of money tells me that you have no clue about their contracts at all.

IF you cut a player their dead money still counts against the cap. Cutting Bracket will save very little in 2012. All that backloading of contracts comes due when the players are cut which is why it doesn't work like your describing.

For the 2012 season the Colts have to play with a cap number of around 82 million because 38 million will be dead money. This is why what you suggest is so ridiculous in the first place. Even with cutting guys they didn't have the money to resign Mathis, Garcon and Tamme.

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Let's get real here, the colts weren't going to win or even challenge for the superbowl this year, even with Peyton healthy. After last season I think its safe to say change was needed, because for the first time our players were exposed for what they are: undersized, and too relient on Peyton to save the day. Peyton could've come back and been great, but it doesn't change the fact that the other positions on the team were in need of replacement. Peyton wanted a chance to WIN, and as a team the colts could not help him do that. It was time for a change.

Taking luck signals a fresh start, with an apparent change in philosophy as well. We can argue luck vs. Griffin all day, but if we build the rest of the team right, then it won't matter who the qb is, we will always have a chance to win.

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I don't agree with you. This team was only two years removed from going to a Super Bowl and won the division championship the year before. Bring Peyton back with that same team and he wins ten games or more and probably gets to the playoffs.... The fresh start you are talking about will be years of losing while Peyton will be in the playoffs and working to get back to the Super Bowl.....

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They tried to resign Garcon but he wanted more money than they were prepared to pay so after Garcon signed elsewhere they went to Reggie. The point is that Reggie was a last resort not the first option.